Amid the ongoing ODI series between India and England, veteran cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Mohammed Siraj is generally the first person dropped from the team’s white-ball sides. However, he stated that Siraj would represent India in limited-overs cricket soon.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “We have sidelined him silently. We did that in ODIs first, saying he is unable to bowl with the old ball. He remains out in T20 cricket in any case, although he was a part of the World Cup. He came and took three wickets on the first day itself.”

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“He gave an almost Player of the Match performance that day. Now he is not being seen in ODIs as well. It seems like he has been sidelined a little. There is a slight lack of clarity. He is the first man to be left out, but I feel you will see him as part of the Indian team going forward,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra said that the selectors won’t be able to keep Mohammed Siraj out of the Indian team for long as well.

“I feel he will come because he is the kind of player you won’t be able to keep away for long. There is so much continuous churning in fast bowling that you will find that who is not there today would have come tomorrow. There is one thing for sure. The Indian team has confidence in him that if something goes wrong, Siraj will be fit and ready, and when he plays, he will give his 100 percent. I think Siraj will come back. His name will come in ODI cricket. I am not so sure in T20Is, but in ODIs, come the World Cup, he will be there,” Aakash Chopra concluded.